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All set, here's a link: http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/31/are-libertarians-ready-for-prime-time/ >>> >>> >>> Wags have been having fun for the past two days with the streaker who >>> made his way onto the stage of the Libertarian Party's nominating >>> convention this weekend and damaged their brand by stripping on national TV >>> on C-Span. >>> >>> >>> Even as Lawrence O'Donnell was announcing his "first" on MSNBC's >>> "Morning Joe" today - he will be the first broadcaster to have both >>> Libertraian presidential candidate Governor Gary Johnson and vice >>> presidential candidate Governor William Weld together tonight at 10 pm - >>> MSNBC played clips of the (nearly) nudist libertarian protesting Johnson's >>> selection. >>> >>> >>> The Libertarian Party has always had a large, grumbling, wild eyed, >>> anarchist faction. In 1984 they undid their party's progress by refusing >>> to nominate Georgetown international relations professor Earl Ravenal >>> because of real or perceived slights to the more unwashed libertarian >>> activists by Ed Crane, who then left the LP, when the barbarian hordes took >>> over, and went on to run the Cato Institute. Until Governor Johnson >>> rescued the Libertarians in 2012 by accepting their nomination, they've >>> been running unknowns, or an occasional outlier Congressman, Ron Paul in >>> 1988, or Bob Barr in 2008. >>> >>> >>> The wild eyed anarchists almost took over the LP again this year, making >>> Johnson fight for a 55% win and Weld fight for a 51% win, both on a second >>> ballot. The stripper was the last gasp of the protestors. >>> >>> >>> Of course, this year, both the GOP and the Democrats have their own wild >>> eyed anarchists taking over. >>> >>> >>> People tittering over the stripper might take a step back and realize >>> that the LP has just nominated two popular two term governors who won >>> elections by getting voters to cross party lines, as libertarian >>> Republicans running in Democratic states. The two major parties will be >>> represented by a foul mouthed attention seeker under IRS audit and a world >>> class prevaricator who married into political power and who is under FBI >>> investigation. >>> >>> >>> Additionally voters might contemplate that so far Democrats and >>> Republicans have seen: activists rush Bernie Sanders on stage; protestors >>> throw rocks at police at Trump rallies; supposed Bernie supporters call in >>> threats to Nevada officials supporting Hillary; Trump offer to pay the >>> legal fees of people who assault protestors; Glenn Beck be banned >>> <http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2016/05/31/siriusxm-announces-suspension-glenn-beck-brad-thor-interview-comments/> >>> from >>> Sirius radio for making threats against a presidential candidate; and >>> anti-Trump activists assault people attending Trump rallies. >>> >>> >>> And the Libertarians had an amateur stripper. >>> >>> >>> The Democrat and Republican conventions are likely to be the scene of >>> some violence, with ambulances blaring sirens. In contrast, at the >>> violence-free Libertarian convention in Orlando, one of Johnson's >>> competitors for the nomination, Cleveland Clinic medical doctor Marc Allan >>> Feldman, and EMT and firefighter Tim Moen, the leader of the Canadian >>> Libertarian Party, actually provided first aid to someone not at the event >>> struck by a car outside the convention center. >>> >>> >>> So those hoping the nude shenanigans foreshadow that Johnson's current >>> 10% in some polls will evaporate, and that the "un-coverage" will undo the >>> extensive coverage the Libertarians are getting, are likely to be >>> disappointed. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> The Daily Caller >> J >> > -- The -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
